During your foundation year, you’ll build and refine the skills you need to succeed at university. During this time, you’ll cover topics such as mathematics, IT, and academic and research skills, helping to fully prepare you for life at university. The course will then broaden your knowledge of psychology with a focus on counselling, providing you with an entry point into a wide range of qualifications and career paths.
On your counselling degree you’ll study all the major disciplines of psychology, such as social, cognitive, biological, and developmental psychology and research methods. Alongside this, you’ll cover counselling specific topics, including counselling psychology, core counselling skills, health and psychological well-being, psychological assessment, and managing the therapeutic process. The course takes a modern, person-centered approach, helping you develop the right tools and strategies for successfully assisting individuals in your future role. This means you’ll have access to the latest digital learning tools as you study, as well as the complete support of our dedicated and internationally respected academic team.
Studying this specialised undergraduate counselling course with Arden will provide you with multiple future career and study options. Counsellors work in a wide range of professional settings, including in-house, for profit, and non-profit organisations, government departments, and in private practice.
BPS Accreditation
British Psychological Society (BPS) accreditation means that as long as you achieve a second-class honours degree, you'll be eligible for Graduate Chartered Membership, which is your first step to becoming a professional psychologist after graduation.
During your course, you'll also gain free BPS membership which gives you access to useful resources for career development, and the BPS Library, the leading national resource for psychology in the UK.